USPTO Patents Application 10724941

In re: Karin Spalink et ah
Serial No.: 10/724,941
Filed: December 1, 2003
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IN THE CLAIMS

Please amend the claims as follows. This claim set is to replace all prior versions.

1 . (Original) A method of managing display of menu items on a display of an
electronic device, the method comprising:

defining first and second menus comprising respective first and second groups of
menu items, wherein the first group of menu items is a subset of the second group of menu
items; and

transitioning from display of the first menu to display of the second menu responsive
to user activation of a menu expansion function.

2. (Original) A method according to Claim 1 :

wherein the first menu comprises a menu expansion function menu item; and
wherein transitioning from display of the first menu to display of the second menu
comprises transitioning from display of the first menu to display of the second menu
responsive to user selection of the menu expansion function menu item.

3. (Original) A method according to Claim 1 :

wherein the first menu comprises a first array of icons having a first number of rows
and a first number of columns; and

wherein the second menu comprises a second array of icons having a second number
of rows and a second number of columns, wherein the second number of rows is greater than
the first number of rows and/or the second number of columns is greater than the first number
of columns.

4. (Original) A method according to Claim 1, wherein the method further
comprises transitioning from display of the second menu to display of the first menu
responsive to user activation of a menu reduction function.

In re: Karin Spalink et al.
Serial No.: 10/724,941
Filed: December 1, 2003
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5. (Original) A method according to Claim 4, wherein the second menu
comprises a menu reduction function menu item, and wherein transitioning from display of
the second menu to display of the first menu comprises transitioning from display of the
second menu to display of the first menu responsive to user selection of the menu reduction
function menu item.

6. (Original) A method according to Claim 1, wherein defining first and second
menus comprises assigning a menu item to the first menu or the second menu responsive to a
user input.

7. (Original) A method according to Claim 6, wherein defining first and second
menus comprises assigning a menu item to the first menu or the second menu responsive to
frequency of usage of a function corresponding to the menu item.

8. (Original) A method according to Claim 1, wherein the first group of menu
items have the same arrangement with respect to one another in the first and second menus.

9. (Original) A method according to Claim 1, wherein the menu items comprise
at least one of graphic icons and text.

10. (Original) A method according to Claim 1, wherein the electronic device
comprises a portable electronic device.

11.-15. (Canceled)

In re: Karin Spalink et aL
Serial No.: 10/724,941
Filed: December 1, 2003
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16. (Original) An electronic device, comprising:
a display;

a user input device; and

a processor operatively associated with the user input device and the display, the
processor configured to define first and second menus comprising respective first and second
groups of menu items, the first group of menu items a subset of the second group of menu
items, and to transition from display of the first menu to display of the second menu
responsive to user activation of a menu expansion function via the user input device.

17. (Original) A device according to Claim 16:

wherein the first menu comprises a menu expansion function menu item; and
wherein the processor is operative to transition from display of the first menu to

display of the second menu responsive to user selection of the menu expansion function menu

item via the user input device.

18. (Original) A device according to Claim 16:

wherein the first menu comprises a first array of icons having a first number of rows
and a first number of columns; and

wherein the second menu comprises a second array of icons having a second number
of rows and a second number of columns, wherein the second number of rows is greater than
the first number of rows and/or the second number of columns is greater than the first number
of columns.

19. (Original) A device according to Claim 16, wherein the processor is further
operative to transition from display of the second menu to display of the first menu
responsive to user activation of a menu reduction function via the user input device.

20. (Original) A device according to Claim 19, wherein the second menu
comprises a menu reduction function menu item, and wherein the processor is operative to
transition from display of the second menu to display of the first menu responsive to user
selection of the menu reduction function menu item vi a the user input device.

In re: Karin Spalink et al.
Serial No.: 10/724,941
Filed: December 1 , 2003
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21 . (Original) A device according to Claim 16, wherein the processor is operative
to assign a menu item to the first menu or the second menu responsive to a user input via the
user input device.

22. (Original) A device according to Claim 21, wherein the processor is operative
to assign a menu item to the first menu or the second menu responsive to frequency of usage
of a function corresponding to the menu item.

23. (Original) A device according to Claim 16, wherein the first group of menu
items have the same arrangement with respect to one another in the first and second menus.

24. (Original) A device according to Claim 16, wherein the menu items are
graphic icons.

25. (Original) A device according to Claim 16, wherein the user input device
comprises at least one of a key, a trackpointer, touchpad, a joystick, and a touchscreen.

26-30. (Canceled)

3 1 . (Original) A program product for managing display of menu items on a
display of an electronic device, the program product comprising code embodied in a
processor-accessible medium, the code comprising:

code configured to define first and second menus comprising respective first and
second groups of menu items, wherein the first group of menu items is a subset of the second
group of menu items; and

code configured to transition from display of the first menu to display of the second
menu responsive to user activation of a menu expansion function.

In re: Karin Spalink et al.
Serial No.: 10/724,941
Filed: December 1 , 2003
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32. (Original) A program product according to Claim 3 1 :

wherein the first menu comprises a menu expansion function menu item; and

wherein the code configured to transition from display of the first menu to
display of the second menu comprises code configured to transition from display of the first
menu to display of the second menu responsive to user selection of the menu expansion
function menu item.

33. (Original) A program product according to Claim 3 1 :

wherein the first menu comprises a first array of icons having a first number of rows
and a first number of columns; and

wherein the second menu comprises a second array of icons having a second number
of rows and a second number of columns, wherein the second number of rows is greater than
the first number of rows and/or the second number of columns is greater than the first number
of columns.

34. (Original) A program product according to Claim 31, wherein the code
embodied in a processor-accessible medium further comprises code configured to transition
from display of the second menu to display of the first menu responsive to user activation of
a menu reduction function.

35. (Original) A program product according to Claim 34, wherein the second
menu comprises a menu reduction function menu item, and wherein the code configured to
transition from display of the second menu to display of the first menu comprises code
configured to transition from display of the second menu to display of the first menu
responsive to user selection of the menu reduction function menu item.

36. (Original) A program product according to Claim 3 1 , wherein the code
configured to define first and second menus comprises code configured to assign a menu item
to the first menu or the second menu responsive to a user input.

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Serial No.: 10/724,941
Filed: December 1, 2003
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37. (Original) A program product according to Claim 36, wherein the code
configured to define first and second menus comprises code configured to assign a menu item
to the first menu or the second menu responsive to frequency of usage of a function
corresponding to the menu item.

38. (Original) A program product according to Claim 3 1 , wherein the first group
of menu items have the same arrangement with respec t to one another in the first and second
menus.

39. (Original) A program product according to Claim 31, wherein the menu items
comprise at least one of graphic icons and text.

40. (Original) A program product according to Claim 31, configured to be
processed in a processor of a portable electronic device.

41.-46. (Canceled)